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News October 13, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Department of Home Affairs updates October visa processing speeds | Parent 143 applications accelerate — requests for further information now reach mid-June 2018! Slowdowns on 189/190/491, Employer-Sponsored stable!

The Department of Home Affairs quietly updated its visa processing time reference again on 9 October. The previous update was on 24 September, and they are now updating these figures more actively than they are granting visas. Skilled Migration 189 50% waited 8 months, same as last time; 90% took 9 months, one month slower. 189 applications are processed in

News October 10, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

One Guide Is All You Need! The Complete 2025 Australian Partner Migration Playbook — Document Preparation + FAQ Answered~

Over the past six months, a large number of skilled migration applicants have had their permanent residence (PR) visas approved one after another. Recently, we have received a steady stream of enquiries about arranging Partner migration for a spouse, with many applicants currently separated from their partner by long distance and enduring the challenges of a long-distance relationship.At present, the

News October 10, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Another round of state nomination invitations — all 420 go to skilled tradespeople, with a minimum of 65 points. Does this signal the way forward for those planning to study in Australia and then migrate?

Western Australia announced yesterday on the 29th that the first round of invitations would be issued in October, then went ahead and issued them on the same day. The official report was published today on the 30th — remarkably quick. The 29 October round — A total of 420 pre-invitations were issued (these are not equivalent to formal invitations), of

News October 9, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Canberra Formally Overhauls Occupation List — Major Reshuffle! Victoria Issues First Round — Accounting / IT / Civil / Early Childhood Invited!

Victoria Issues ROI Invitations Today, 9 October, Victoria released its first round of invitations for the 2025–26 program year. The volume was moderate — not standout in any single occupation — with invitations spread across accounting, IT/computing, early childhood education, civil engineering, and more. Because this round came after a six-month pause, and was issued under an interim allocation of

News October 8, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

NSW lowers the bar and adds occupations | 37,000 visas cancelled last year for fraud/breach of conditions, and the top 15 employer-sponsored occupations!

Today we are sharing two pieces of news 1. Adjustments to NSW policy and occupation list 2. Summary of 24-25 financial year visa data 1. Adjustments to NSW policy and occupation list Yesterday, without prior notice, the NSW state government’s official websiteupdated the NSW residency requirement. It added that if you secure work in NSW related to your nominated occupation,

News January 10, 2024 Mingqiang HE

Quotas still available! Mid-year summary of occupations and scores invited in NSW, VIC, QLD and other popular states — what kind of applicant do they prefer?

After yesterday's release of the first-half financial-year state-nomination quota usage, many people have been asking: has XX State previously invited XX occupation?

News January 9, 2024 Mingqiang HE

State Nomination Remaining Quotas Update: NSW Still Has 2,889 Places, 491 80% Remaining! 189 Issued 8,300 Invitations Late Last Year, Many Occupations at the 65-Point Floor!

In the second week after the holidays, the Department of Home Affairs released the official invitation data from the 18 December 189 round. It also updated the actual usage of each state's nomination quotas through 31 December 2023.

News January 9, 2024 Mingqiang HE

485 Visa English Test Validity to Become 1 Year — Taking Effect Early This Year! Submit Now!

English Australia has today released a Fact Sheet on its official website regarding changes to the English-language requirements for the 485 and 500 student visas.

News January 8, 2024 Mingqiang HE

485 visa age cap lowered to 35 slammed as discriminatory! “40 would be more appropriate — and probably won’t affect students already enrolled.” Student visa applications from China up 46%!

Heading into 2024, reforms to both the Subclass 500 Student visa and the 485 Temporary Graduate visa are set to take effect — some in early 2024, some mid-year — with no firm dates announced yet.

News January 4, 2024 Mingqiang HE

2024 Is the “Golden Era” of This Work Migration Visa! You Can’t Afford Not to Know the Answers to These 14 Core Questions!

Employer sponsorship has been booming since mid-2023. Most people looking into it know very little about how it works, so the same questions come up again and again in our consultations. And because it involves an employment relationship, prospective applicants are even more anxious about all the issues it might raise.